Detailed Sample Task: Stage I

CLB 3 - Writing
Reproducing Information

Equity, Diversity and Inclusion

Real-World Task

Copy important information about how to access Francophone schooling for your children in your province.

Planning Context

Helpful Knowledge:

Registration for schools.
Canada has two official languages; access to Francophone schooling for those eligible is protected through the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms.

Context:

The Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms states that Canadian citizens who are francophone have the right to access schooling for their children in French.
Provincial government websites provide clear language information on access to education in the French language. Eligibility criteria may differ from province to province / territory.

Vocabulary and Grammar

Sample Vocabulary:

Vocabulary related to official languages in Canada and in education (e.g., French, francophone, official language, bilingual, French immersion)
Vocabulary related to enrolling in school (e.g., select, eligible, registration)

Sample Grammar:

Modal verbs (related to eligibility: can / can’t , must, need to, and so on)

Knowledge and Strategies

Textual and Functional Knowledge:

Layout and different parts of a webpage.

Sociolinguistic Knowledge:

Education rights.

Activities and Tasks

Sample Skill-Building Activities:

In small groups or pairs, learners practise skimming and scanning for specific details on a provincial / territorial webpage (e.g. webpage scavenger hunt)
Elicit learners’ previous experiences with schooling, including questions around language of instruction and first language.
Elicit how many learners have children currently enrolled in K-12 schooling and how they registered them.
Look at global maps of languages around the world and countries with bilingual or multilingual schooling.
Listen to a set of three simple instructions for how to register for an optional speaking practice workshop and record basic information.
Re-write a list of nouns and proper nouns to correctly capitalize each word.
Look at a text, and identify spelling and capitalization errors.
Make a classroom word bank; in small groups, each group contributes three words about schooling options.
Learners read a portion of a clear language webpage about official languages in Canada, and copy three key details.

Sample Skill-Using Tasks:

Copy information from a flyer or webpage about how to register for a continuing education class into a template.
Complete an email template to let a friend know about school options in your community by copying simple information.

Sample Assessment Tasks:

From a clear language webpage, copy important information about a child’s eligibility for Francophone schooling.

Teaching Considerations

Cultural Considerations:

Permanent residents do not have the same language rights as Canadian citizens but LINC learners who become citizens will have the same rights to francophone education as all other Canadians.
Different eligibility criteria for francophone schooling may exist in different provinces and territories of Canada and could include the education of a sibling in French.

Digital Literacy Strategies:

To successfully complete the task, learners need some experience with or knowledge of:

Have keyboarding and typing skills or be able to use voice searching and speech to text tools.
Recognize URL extensions for government websites.
Scan a webpage to find information.

Instructors can:

Introduce websites that are relevant to the task.
Support learners in finding, navigating and using websites.
Teach reading strategies such as skimming and scanning to find information on a webpage.

Equity, Diversity, Inclusion and Indigenization Strategies:

Instructors can:

Recognize and teach learners that Canada is a diverse place and has people from many different cultures. Canadian culture includes the cultures of all people in Canada.
Canada is a country with two official languages and citizens have rights to access services in both official languages to a different extent across the country.

Trauma-informed Strategies:

Possible Trauma Triggers:

Learners who have experienced trauma can be triggered by people in positions of authority, especially for learners who have been in unsafe situations or have been in an oppressive political regime.

Strategies:

Recognize and respect learner’s right to choose if, when and what they share regarding their or their children’s education.
Incorporate teaching learners how to access information about community services, and rights related to education rights.
Create a safe and supportive classroom environment by establishing familiar routines, repeated activities, and model friendly and non-evaluative interactions; learners who have experienced trauma often benefit from having routine.

Resources

Outings, Guest Speaker Suggestions, Extension Activities:

Visit a local francophone elementary school.
Invite a guest speaker to talk about the local francophone community or heritage.
Read a short text about francophone populations across Canada, as well as different language services in different provinces.

Realia:

Brochures sharing information about francophone events in the community
Products with both French and English on the packaging
Information about francophone schooling in your area
Government of Canada signs and publications written in both official languages

Units and Modules:

PBLA: Communicating with your child’s school module
Immigrate Manitoba: Enrolling your child in school
Avenue Course Builder, Canada theme:
- Unit: People and Diversity, CLB 3

Lessons and Activities: